.416 Ruger guide gun....altered severaly by Extreme Rifle Works

18 January 2016, 08:43

I sent my .416 ruger guide gun to rick stienhour of extreme rifle works in texas to have it put on a diet and make it more functional as a tool for my guiding. haev about 100 rounds thru it and several hunts so its not spottless straight from the smith anymore but these pics will give you and idea.
It came back at 5lb 11oz, new stock to fit my shorter arms and smaller hands, fluted and dimpled bolt, turned down barrell action and front sight, rear sight removed (have a peep for it), moved the sling stud to the nose to elimnate busting my fingers, shortened the forend of the stock about 5 inches, cerakoted it and installed a new recoil pad.
the gun fits amazing, handles amazing, shoots awesome. we have 300 gr TSX at 2600fps right now, its shooting about 1.5" groups but we haven't played with the load to much at this point. i'm thrilled with the gun, ricks turn around was less than three weeks since the post office lost the gun for 21 days...i was running behind and rick hammered it out and sent me updates almost every day on what he was working on next!

19 January 2016, 05:34

Biebs

Now there's a hunting machine!

19 January 2016, 05:46

jeffeosso

i like it

19 January 2016, 06:10

p dog shooter

A great rifle to carry a lot.

19 January 2016, 09:56

ColoradoMatt

quote:
Originally posted by p dog shooter:
A great rifle to carry a lot.

...and only shoot when you need to! Call me a wuss! Rhymes with...

Matt
FISH!!

Heed the words of Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984:

"Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right."

20 January 2016, 04:23

Brandon.Gleason

That's gotta be a bit lively! Seems like its great for carrying around all day though.

21 January 2016, 03:09

farbedo

Nice. I like the bolt treatment to dimple the bottom side. Definitely fits the bill for packing rifle. Need to scrape up the funds to see it in person on a hunt.

Jeremy

21 January 2016, 08:42

Fourtyonesix

id even let you shoot it jeremy! shoot me a pm and make me an offer on a hunt, i've got alot of 2017 open, maybe we could work something out!

23 January 2016, 22:55

BaxterB

I'm trying to find something about it I don't like but can't. Really cool rifle.

23 January 2016, 23:09

Muttly

That looks handy as hell, I like it!

25 January 2016, 03:38

458Win

Those are some interesting looking mods and I'd like to look at them and see how they work for you.

25 January 2016, 03:44

Fourtyonesix

phil so far i have loved the gun! usualy with deer hunters on kodiak i take my scope off just to drop the weight, this fall i never did, the gun is just a joy to carry, and don't feel like a toy. feels like a big stick and its really not bad to shoot either. no regrets at all with what i did to the orignal gun.